KING OF AUSTRALIA

I have met a few Shetlanders here in Melbourne,but 2 stories stand out. the first was when i was working in an old folks home,the receptionist recognised i had an accent,i told her i was from Shetland,she took me through to an old womans room.It was a 93 year old woman who had left shetland when she was 16,she was originally a Sutherland from the Ness. the other time was when i met a Dalziel boy in the Queue for the rugby,out of 80,000 people he was in the Queue behind me,i recognised the face but he didnt recognise mine.

Get rid of Morgan Goodlad! how many times has this guy wasted Shetlands money?

I did miss Shetland when i first came to Melbourne,but its only a text,webcam or email away from the news.i dont miss the weather or expense though!

they should transform the bowls hall and squash courts into a cinema/music venue,it would take in more revenue than the state its currently in with the half dozen users.i remember when they were building it,the exitement of getting a ten pin bowling hall,then a lawn bowls green appeared! but with the money the shetland government waste each year on meaningless crap(SMYRIL),why not build a venue?

nearly every builfing that was built for the oil boom should be demolished,they are unsightly and so cheaply built.start with all the hotels,then the Mulla houses(which i was involved in renovating a couple this year)and then Mossbank,all hideous sights!

over here in Melbourne the price of fuel has gone up to $1.39 per litre(60p) and people are complaining.i tell them about shetlands fuel prices and shock them!!when i first came here petrol was at $1 per litre........

KFC is overpriced and you get so little for your money,ive been to them a few times and am not impressed with what you get,even though i vowed never to eat fast food chicken after salmonella poisoning in Ireland a few years ago.